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   calvin | Apr 21, 2012 04:11pm | #1

   Gary

   Wish that it didn't.

   What kind of seam?   The small pc at the back of a slide in range?  That I've seen done.

   Full depth counter?  That would be more difficult and maybe not as easy on the heart.

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   DanH | Apr 21, 2012 08:57pm | #2

   Keep in mind that "quartz" is

   Keep in mind that "quartz" is a composite of resin and sand.  The "epoxy" joints are essentially the same resin material as the countertop itself, except without the sand -- the strength will be about the same and the bond between adhesive and countertop will be quite strong.

   So "breaking" the joint is not at all guaranteed to produce a clean separation.

   You could in theory take advantage of the fact that the epoxy can be cut with a knife, while the presence of the sand prevents this in the countertop material itself.  So a utility knife, eg, could at least partially penetrate the joint.  Whether you could go deep enough to produce a glass-like break is hard to say.

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   IdahoDon | Apr 22, 2012 05:47pm | #3

   The only quartz I've seen taken apart was a zodiak countertop and they just heated it up with a torch and the joint came apart like granite - maybe they were lucky, but it seems the melting point of normal epoxy is less than the stuff that holds it together.

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   hefnerconstructionlc | Apr 23, 2012 10:47pm | #4

   Give your fein multicut or rockwell multicut with a grout cleaning blade and saw the epoxy out very gently.  I would practice with some scrap material with epoxy to get the right feel for it.  Our you could try a ton of razorblade and soften the joint with acetone. Good luck

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   calvin | Apr 23, 2012 10:53pm | #5

   hef

   I don't think they'd have a joint as wide as a grout blade and quartz wouild be murder on the grit.  Might stand a chance with the thinner diamond blade from Fein, but I doubt even that, the epoxy would probably just soften enough to fill in around it.

   Still haven't found out if it's a full seam or just a range back.

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   DanH | Apr 24, 2012 06:24am | #6

   Yeah, the seam in ours is maybe 1/32" -- wide enough that you might get a utility knife blade in, but not much else.  Though a plain combo blade might fit -- it would be able to cut through the epoxy.